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Image copyright MOD Image caption HMS Vanguard conducted the first operational Trident patrol For 50 years, Faslane has been one of the most controversial sites in Britain – home to the UK’s nuclear weapons system. At the height of the Cold War in the early 1960s, Britain decided it needed its own response to the […]

How do you cope with losing your hair early? Some men find they can brush off the change, but others struggle to adjust to their new appearance. Following the news that a potential new cure for baldness has been discovered, using a drug originally intended to treat osteoporosis, we spoke to three men who lost […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption England fans were targeted by Russian supporters at a Euro 2016 match in Marseilles Russian authorities have given their “assurance” fans will be safe from violence at the World Cup finals. Officials have a “blacklist” of known hooligans and have banned anyone responsible for trouble at Euro 2016 from […]

Sir Alex Ferguson was Manchester United manager from 1986 to 2013 Sir Alex Ferguson no longer needs intensive care after undergoing emergency surgery on Saturday for a brain haemorrhage, Manchester United have announced. Ferguson, 76, will continue his rehabilitation as an inpatient at Salford Royal Hospital. The Scot retired as United manager in May 2013 […]

Image copyright Facebook Image caption Sophie Lionnet’s body was found on a bonfire in her employers’ garden in September 2017 The trial over the alleged torture and murder of a nanny by her employers is “stranger than fiction”, a jury heard. Prosecutor Richard Howell QC told the Old Bailey Sabrina Kouider and Ouissem Medouni treated […]

A memorial garden for a schoolgirl killed in the Manchester Arena attack was a “fitting tribute to a beautiful person”, her brother has said. The Garden of Memories was built at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School in Cheshire in tribute to 14-year-old pupil Nell Jones. She was one of 22 people who died in the attack […]

Image copyright Getty Images The UK government has reached a settlement with former Libyan dissident Abdul Hakim Belhaj over a long-running rendition case, the BBC understands. Mr Belhaj claims MI6 helped the US kidnap him in Thailand in 2004 to return him and his wife to Libya, where he says he was tortured. The attorney […]

Fake signs like Facebook Row and Snapchat End are causing confusion around the streets of Oxford. The social media-inspired signage was installed by the same mysterious artist who put up Middle Earth and Narnia signs in nearby Didcot. Oxford City Council said the signs would be removed as they make the city hard to navigate. […]

The Welsh Government is under pressure from Labour politicians to reconsider its decision to scrap a grant for disabled people. The £27m Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) is paid to around 1,300 people. That money has been passed to local councils who are now reassessing recipients. The government said WILG was a “two-tier system” and […]

Image copyright Carl Court Image caption Social media app Snapchat was used to draw a crowd of young people to the fight, the court heard A 15-year-old who stabbed two other girls during a fight publicised on Snapchat has been jailed. A crowd of 40 youngsters looked on as the trio, who had used the […]